Levigress 250 MG Tablet Health Feed

It is recommended that you do not drink alcohol because it does reduce your seizure threshold thus making you more likely to have a seizure or a fit and lower the effect of the medication levetiracetam. Smoking is also recommended to be stopped due to many reasons. I hope you are able to do it. We can certainly help clarify any concerns you may have.
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Levetiracetam is used with other medications to treat seizures (epilepsy). It belongs to a class of drugs known as anticonvulsants. Levetiracetam may decrease the number of seizures you have.Levacetam 500 Tablet is an anti-epileptic medicine. It is used to control and prevent epileptic seizures. You may experience sleepiness and irritability while taking this medicine. This medicine should not be stopped abruptly without consulting your doctor as it may increase the occurrence of fits.

Dear lybrate-user,
it is likely that you allergic to Levigress Do not take it any more and you should see the doc tor4 who prescribed it and he will change the medication.

Side effects of Levetiracetam : Dizziness, Vertigo, Headache, Drowsiness, Ataxia, Anorexia, Nervousness, Rashes, Depression, Tremor, Asthenia, Aggression.
Weight gain can be related to overeating and lack of exercise

Both can be used in Juvenile myoclonoc epilepsy. Your doctor will give dosage depending on body weight.

Nice to hear that you have improved your symptoms and interested to drop medicine. But don't stop medicine without consulting with your treating doctor.
However in parallel, prepare yourself to get ready for a life without medicine by adopting few non medicine treatment plan like psychotherapies, lifestyle changes, dietary changes, excersise routines, self therapies along with regular counseling support etc. This will help you to balance any side effects as well as overcome your problems per...more

All antiepileptics can affect the fetus when continued in pregnancy. The risk benefit ratio has to be individualised and discussed with your obstetrician and neurologist. Folvite in doses of 5 mg per day throughout pregnancy is recommended to prevent neurological problems in the baby.

Yes there are side effects.

1000 mg daily given as 500 mg 2 times a day increase in increments of 1000 mg/day every 2 weeks to the maximum daily dose of 3000 mg.

ideally it is to be started 500 mg twice a day and if required it can be increased to 1gm twice a day... max dose is 3 gm per day but usually not required